Bengtsfors Municipality

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Bengtsfors Municipality
Bengtsfors kommun
Municipality
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Coat of arms
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Coordinates: 59°02′N12°13′E / 59.033°N 12.217°E / 59.033; 12.217
Country Sweden
County Västra Götaland County
Seat Bengtsfors
Area
[1]
 • Total
1,059.19 km2 (408.96 sq mi)
 • Land882.93 km2 (340.90 sq mi)
 • Water176.26 km2 (68.05 sq mi)
 Area as of 1 January 2014.
Population
 (31 December 2024) [2]
 • Total
9,076
 • Density8.6/km2 (22/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
ISO 3166 code SE
Province Dalsland
Municipal code 1460
Website www.bengtsfors.se
Density is calculated using land area only.

Bengtsfors Municipality (Swedish : Bengtsfors kommun) is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Bengtsfors.

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The present municipality was formed in 1971 when the former market town ( köping ) of Bengtsfors (instituted in 1926) was amalgamated with the municipalities of Bäckefors, Lelång and Steneby.

Geography

The municipality has much water areas, consisting of lakes and streams. It makes it a good place for canoeing, fishing and bathing.

Every year a canoeing marathon called Dalslands Kanot Marathon+, or DKM+, is held. It is an enduring 55 km long (a marathon "plus"), stretching through the many municipal streams, and one of Sweden's largest canoeing competitions.

Bengtsfors is also crossed by the Dalsland Canal.

Localities

Localities in the municipality and inhabitants:

Demographics

This is a demographic table based on Bengtsfors Municipality's electoral districts in the 2022 Swedish general election sourced from SVT's election platform, in turn taken from SCB official statistics. [3]

In total there were 9,389 residents, including 7,070 Swedish citizens of voting age. [3] 46.3% voted for the left coalition and 52.9% for the right coalition. Indicators are in percentage points except population totals and income.

References

  1. ↑ "Statistiska centralbyrån, Kommunarealer den 1 januari 2014" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 2014-01-01. Archived from the original (Microsoft Excel) on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2014-04-18.
  2. ↑ "Folkmängd och befolkningsförändringar - Kvartal 4, 2024" (in Swedish). Statistics Sweden. 21 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Valresultat 2022 för Bengtsfors i riksdagsvalet" (in Swedish). SVT. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2024.
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